COLLOCATION (Noun) The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance. "The words have a similar range of collocation"
Ø A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed. plural noun: collocations ‘strong tea’ and ‘heavy drinker’ are typical English collocations"
FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS Words in figurative expressions connote additional layers of meaning, while words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage. When the human ear or eye receives the message, the mind must interpret the data to convert it into meaning. The Phrase In the same boat does not convey the literal meaning. It has the figurative meaning that in the same misfortune or circumstances. Eg:
To have the sword of Damocles hanging over one’s head – to be in imminent danger of losing one’s life; to live in constant fear of some impending danger . To be on the horns of a dilemma – to be in such a position that it is difficult to decide what to do. He has seen better days – He was once prosperous.
Verbal, dramatic, and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth. It emphasize one's meaning by the deliberate use of language which states the opposite of the truth, denies the contrary of the truth, or drastically and obviously understates a factual connection.
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COLLOCATION (Noun)
The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
"The words have a similar range of collocation"
Ø A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed.
plural noun: collocations
‘strong tea’ and ‘heavy drinker’ are typical English collocations"
FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS
Words in figurative expressions connote additional layers of meaning, while words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage. When the human ear or eye receives the message, the mind must interpret the data to convert it into meaning.
The Phrase In the same boat does not convey the literal meaning. It has the figurative meaning that in the same misfortune or circumstances.
Eg:
To have the sword of Damocles hanging over one’s head – to be in imminent danger of losing one’s life; to live in constant fear of some impending danger .
To be on the horns of a dilemma – to be in such a position that it is difficult to decide what to do.
He has seen better days – He was once prosperous.
Irony in its broadest sense, is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event in which what appears, on the surface, to be the case, differs radically from what is actually the case. Irony may be divided into categories such as **verbal**, **dramatic**, and **situational**.